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November 2017
Panel Discussion with Anne Bray, DIS…MISS Curator
The Cypress College Art Gallery will host weekly events on Wednesdays, from 2-3 p.m., throughout the run of the DIS...MISS exhibition (Sept 14-Nov 9, 2017). These events will include workshops, performances, panel discussions, readings, and artist lectures addressing a variety of issues related to gender inequality. They will be hosted by students and faculty from a variety of programs, clubs, and departments across campus. Location: Cypress College Art Gallery
Find out more »Annual Holiday Art Sale
This event takes place in the Cypress College Art Gallery.
Find out more »March 2018
Authenticate
RECEPTION: 6-8 p.m., MARCH 15, 2018 CURATED BY JEAN ROBISON “Authenticate” is Cypress College Art Gallery’s first group exhibition to center on the culture of the internet and emerging questions regarding veracity, trust, and transparency. The exhibition is curated by Jean Robison of the USC Roski - Internet Studio Program. The artworks included in “Authenticate” are nuanced videos and other representations of online art work, which examine a crisis of confidence within an ever–industrializing and –professionalizing web culture. These artworks…
Find out more »May 2018
Art: Annual Student Exhibition
Opening reception and awards ceremony: Thursday, May 3 in the Cypress College Art Gallery. Admission is free.
Find out more »August 2018
Ehren Tool Workshop
Where: Cypress College Art Gallery “I would like my work to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the world. That is a lot to ask of a cup…” Ehren Tool makes cups that can be cradled in one’s hands, he decorates them with war-related imagery and text, and then gives them away. The artist believes that “the cup is the appropriate scale to talk about war.” With over 16,000 cups gifted to date, he explains that “the best…
Find out more »September 2018
A Different 1%
With less than 1% of the U.S. population in the armed forces, A Different 1% presents artworks, workshops, and screenings by eight artist-veterans who create bridges for, and to, a public that’s increasingly disconnected from the consequences of war. The event takes place in the Cypress College Art Gallery, next to Theater Arts. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 27, 6–8 p.m.
Find out more »Combat Paper Workshop
What: Transforming Military Uniforms Into Handmade Paper Where: Cypress College Art Gallery Details: A workshop with Combat Paper is an opportunity to participate in the process of transforming military uniforms into handmade paper. Make paper from deconstructed military uniforms using techniques that mimic a centuries old craft. Activate the sheets with an innovative printmaking technique which OIF Army veteran and project-founder Drew Cameron describes as “Pulp Printing.” There are no prerequisites to participate and all materials, including uniforms, are provided.…
Find out more »“A Different 1%” Opening Reception
With less than 1% of the US population in the armed forces, A Different 1% presents artworks, workshops, and screenings by eight artist-veterans who create bridges for, and to, a public that’s increasingly disconnected from the consequences of war. The event takes place in the Cypress College Art Gallery, next to Theater Arts. Park in Lot 1. Parking permits can be purchased at a kiosk in front of the Business Building located on the edge of Lot 1. For additional information,…
Find out more »October 2018
Artist Talk: Amber Hoy
Where: Cypress College Art Gallery "Entrenched is an ongoing collection of images and audio stories that describe my experience as a woman in the military. I started gathering and organizing these materials as a way to reflect on the intersection of the trauma of war and the experience of being a woman both inside and outside the military. I organize the images to emphasize the gap between the moment of shooting these photographs or experiencing the events and the time…
Find out more »“Triangle of Death” Film Screening, with Director Folleh Shar Tamba
Where: Cypress College Art Gallery "Join the Marines of 2/24 as they take you on a journey through one of Iraq's deadliest regions known as The Triangle of Death. Feel what it's like to survive through a tour of duty during the largest combat engagement since the Vietnam War. Struggle through all the hardships of daily life in a combat environment filled with car bombs, random insurgent attacks, and the possibility of dying for a cause the American public does…
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